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Chart 14 (data) Central bank rate

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Chart 14 Central bank rate
Year Rate (%)
1938 2.5
1939 2.5
1940 2.5
1941 2.5
1942 2.5
1943 2.5
1944 1.6
1945 1.5
1946 1.5
1947 1.5
1948 1.5
1949 1.5
1950 1.6
1951 2.0
1952 2.0
1953 2.0
1954 2.0
1955 1.9
1956 3.2
1957 4.0
1958 2.5
1959 5.1
1960 3.5
1961 3.1
1962 4.5
1963 3.9
1964 4.0
1965 4.3
1966 5.2
1967 5.0
1968 6.8
1969 7.5
1970 7.1
1971 5.2
1972 4.8
1973 6.1
1974 8.5
1975 8.5
1976 9.3
1977 7.7
1978 9.0
1979 12.1
1980 12.9
1981 17.9
1982 14.0
1983 9.6
1984 11.3
1985 9.7
1986 9.2
1987 8.4
1988 9.7
1989 12.3
1990 13.0
1991 9.0
1992 6.8
1993 5.1
1994 5.8
1995 7.3
1996 4.5
1997 3.5
1998 5.1
1999 4.9
2000 5.8
2001 4.3
2002 2.7
2003 3.2
2004 2.5
2005 2.9
2006 4.3
2007 4.6
2008 3.2

 

Chart 14 Central bank rate